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Despite a scarce peach harvest for fall 2026, Columnist Philip Potempa and his family made 48 jars of homemade peach preserves in September, now stored in the farm cellar for winter menu enjoyment and holiday gifts. (Philip Potempa/for the Post-Tribune)

From the Farm: Peaches scarce this season, pits once prized as controversial cancer treatment

By Philip Potempa

October 9, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

Whether in Michigan or Northwest Indiana orchards, peaches ranked among the many compromised fall harvests...

A stretch of field across from the Dean and Barbara White Southlake YMCA could potentially be the site of Crown Point’s first pet adoption and resource center, New Leash on Life. (Anna Ortiz/Post-Tribune)

Crown Point council denies rezoning for proposed animal rescue, clinic

By Anna Ortiz

October 9, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

Plans for an animal adoption center and clinic on the south side of Crown Point...

Two Hammond men face murder charges in Oct. 3 double slaying

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October 9, 2026 at 3:35 p.m.

A pair of Hammond men are accused fatally shooting two men in a Hammond alley...

A view looking south east in Marseilles, Illinois, is the MISO power grid territory, and in the distance, wind tusrbine towers and the nuclear plant which are in the PJM power grid, on April 23, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Indiana receives $175 million for energy growth from DOE SPARK program

By Maya Wilkins

September 24, 2026 at 3:43 p.m.

Indiana will receive $175 million to expand the transfer capacity between PJM and MISO interconnection.

Court news: Sex offender probation for solicitation, sentence for bank fraud

By Meredith Colias-Pete

September 24, 2026 at 2:45 p.m.

Lake County court news.

The ArcelorMittal steel mill (now owned by Cleveland-Cliffs) and permanently closed Bailly Generating plant, left, in Burns Harbor are seen from Indiana Dunes National Park in 2019. A nuclear power plant was proposed for the Bailly site in the 1970s, but never came to fruition. (Zbigniew Bzdak / baiduhai)

Indiana Gov. Braun announces new state-led nuclear energy program

By Maya Wilkins

September 24, 2026 at 2:09 p.m.

The governor and NRC chair announced that Indiana will be considered a Nuclear Regulatory Commission...

A man competes in a horse race in a past Gaming Show Rodeo at Brown Family Ranch, which will enter its 11th year of hosting the equestrian show this year. (Brown Family Ranch/provided)

Gaming Show Rodeo brings national competitors to Gary this weekend

By Anna Ortiz

September 24, 2026 at 12:54 p.m.

Renowned horseback riders from across the nation will compete in the Brown Family Ranch’s largest...

The Porter County Courthouse in downtown Valparaiso. (Amy Lavalley/Post-Tribune)

Porter Circuit Court announces transition of CASA program, new program director

By Post-Tribune

September 24, 2026 at 10:21 a.m.

The Court Appointed Special Advocate program serving Porter County is moving from the Family and...

Game show host Todd Newton cheers on a winning contestant on stage during “The Price is Right Live” traveling game show tour, returning to Northwest Indiana Oct. 17, 2026, at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana. (Photo courtesy of Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana)

Of Notoriety: ‘Price is Right Live’ jumps to Hard Rock Casino Oct. 17

By Philip Potempa

September 23, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

"The Price is Right Live" is making its first visit to the stage space at...

Rosemarie Gomez, 99, center, with her nieces Kathleen Linsey Gabrielson, left, and Renee Spain, right, during an honorary street naming in East Chicago at 138th and Grand on July 25, 2025. Gomez, the city’s first Hispanic councilwoman, died Saturday at age 100. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

East Chicago’s first Hispanic councilwoman Rosemarie Gomez dies at 100

By Doug Ross

September 23, 2026 at 3:52 p.m.

Rosemarie Gomez, who died Saturday at age 100, is remembered as the first Hispanic woman...

Merrillville residents Dorothea Collins, 54, and her husband, Kenneth Collins, 50, discuss the damage their home sustained in the Aug. 11 derecho. The couple attended a one-stop shop hosted by state and federal officials to help residents access disaster assistance at the United Steel Workers 1014 in Gary on Sept. 23, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Northwest Indiana residents receive storm assistance at Gary ‘one-stop shop’

By Maya Wilkins

September 26, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.

Federal and state resources were made available to Northwest Indiana residents affected by the Aug....

Ricardo Camarena lifts his neighbor Rayshawn Hackey, 6, while playing on the roots of a tree outside their homes on 26th Ave in Gary, Indiana on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The tree was toppled during the Aug. 11 storm that swept through Northwest Indiana. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

NWI leaders react to IURC’s confirmed NIPSCO investigation
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By Doug Ross

September 23, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

In a Tuesday filing, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission announced its investigation into NIPSCO will...

Volunteer Kathy Micka hands a box of crackers to a visitor during the Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana storm relief meal distribution event at Porter County Aging & Community Services in Valparaiso, Indiana, Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Micka, of Valparaiso, said she enjoys volunteering since recently retiring in July. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

‘A lot of heartbreak’: Porter County residents get post-storm food assistance

By Shelley Jones

September 23, 2026 at 11:53 a.m.

Valparaiso resident Teresa Smith changed the way she shops for food in the aftermath of...